King's Landing in France

As he spoke, he touched himself: "Where is my pipe?"

Masséna ignored him and continued on to the headquarters.When he arrived in front of the headquarters, he saw a group of soldiers idly gathering in front of the door.

Suddenly, Masséna rushed to a standard-bearer who was still asleep, picked up the flag, jumped onto a flower bed, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers! Follow me! Follow the flag! For the country... Do it! Fuck him!" Bloody king, come with me!"

Originally, Masséna habitually wanted to call himself king. After all, the kingdom had been in existence for hundreds of years, and it became natural to get used to it.

Then he realized that the aristocratic officers had just been arrested on charges of adultery with the king, and it was obviously wrong to shout for the king.

But Masséna didn't know what France is now, and what he should fight for, so he could only curse and say "follow me" in general.

At this time, the soldiers were in a daze. If someone took the lead at this time, it would directly change the direction of the wind.

So the soldiers roared, followed the flag carried by Massena, and rushed to the northwest of the town.

They came face to face with the Austrians, who were entering the town.

The blue uniforms that were blocking the Austrians were about to retreat, and many people turned around and ran away, but when they saw a large group of people behind, rushing towards Massena's flag, they immediately regained their courage.

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While Massena was fighting, La Salle finally found his pipe from the arms of his mistress, and then he rode out of the city with dozens of cavalry.

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That was all the cavalry he could muster now.

The hundreds of cavalry he brought to the town yesterday did not know where to go in the chaos.

La Salle led the cavalry to a small highland, and then set up a pergola to watch the town.

"Damn it, he also asked me to charge from the town road. Does he know cavalry!" La Salle said cursingly, "At this time, of course I want to outflank the enemy and kick their ass! Trumpeter!"

"Report, there is no trumpeter!" cried a knight.

La Salle: "Fuck! Forget it, you follow me and whistle like Alexander's cavalry, understand?"

Speaking of which, Lasalle whipped the horse and let the steed catapult to start, and then he controlled the frightened horse, and cut diagonally towards the white Austrian army along the ramp.

The hussars were brave and aggressive guys, and when they saw that the boss was on the way, they immediately followed, for fear that they would be too late to catch up with the battle.

La Salle drew out his saber and issued what he called "Alexander's whistle": "ALIAAAAAAA!"

With just a few dozen riders, he rushed out of the prestige of the conquering king abruptly!

The enemy army, which had been attacking all night, was suddenly charged back and immediately fell into chaos.

If An Ning was present, he would describe the scene like this: white, the enemy has been washed away!

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Vuksevich used a telescope to observe the two regiments he was rushing down—the terrain was a problem, and he couldn't deploy too many troops at once.

The rest of his division lined up on the hillside.

"That's it, blow the signal and let the two regiments retreat. The surprise attack has failed, and the next step is a serious sparring." Vuksevich was speechless.

He knew that his troops marched and attacked all night without artillery, and when the enemy recovered their outlying positions, rearranged their cannons, and started bombarding, it was almost time for him to retreat.

If there is no cannon, if there is a cannon, a fool will know which side will win.

It's not that Vuksevich didn't want to bring cannons. Mainly at night and on mountain roads, Austrian artillery is still heavy infantry artillery, lacking the mobile and flexible cavalry artillery like France.

It was impossible for the cannon to keep up with the Austrian troops who were rushing.

This is another major reason why Marshal Beaulieu was so hesitant to launch a surprise attack.

You can't bring a cannon in a quick attack!

Vuksevich: "When the two retreating regiments gather together, they will begin to cover in sequence and retreat in an orderly manner."

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After three hours of bloody battle, the enemy forces on the outskirts of Lavaze finally retreated.

Masséna stood on the newly restored artillery emplacement outside the city, watching the tail of the Austrians.

At this time, La Salle rode over and said excitedly to Massena: "Today is really exciting! I hacked at least forty, forty! My knife is curled! Look! I am not a swordsman." The curling blade caused by incompetence, with my technique, usually cuts ten people, and the blade is as good as new!"

Massena said solemnly: "The enemy's retreat is very orderly. Do you understand that retreat is the time to see the general's ability! Vuksevich is a very strong general!"

La Salle smiled: "I understand you, you still want to fight him, don't you?"

"What?" Massena looked at La Salle suspiciously.

"Look at you, the clenched hand is twitching, this is excitement, understand, excitement!" La Salle patted Massena's shoulder with a smile, "You are also a person born for war! You know why the boss chose is you!"

Chapter 160 An Unremarkable Morning

This morning, the first thing An Ning did when she woke up was to ask, "Is La Salle back?"

After he executed the Marquis of Lamballe and a group of officers yesterday, he searched everywhere for Massena, but he did not find anyone with that name among the defenders of Savona, so he could only pin his hopes on the garrison stationed in Savona. Varazze's troops.

He sent Lasalle to go to Varazze to arrest the officers, by the way, to see if there is an Italian named Massena there, and if he finds it, he will be directly appointed as brigade commander.

As a result, La Salle set off last night, then lost contact, and did not send anyone back to report the news all night.

However, considering Lasalle's character, I felt that it was normal for no one to come back to report. In the future, when Lasalle was sent out to work, he had to be told to "report in time" no matter what.

——But it may not be useful to tell you.

Maybe this guy got too drunk, so he forgot about the warning.

All in all, by this morning, An Ning still didn't know if she had found Massena.

For this he must be prepared to send a reliable person to lead the brigade in Varazze.

But An Ning is short of people now, Davout has already led a division, and Rana is still learning how to fight. After all, he just changed from an apprentice in a dyeing workshop to a soldier a year ago.

This is different from the time when Napoleon began to reuse Lana in history. At that time in history, Lana had been fighting in the Revolutionary War for several years. Although he did not undergo standard military training, he gained experience from fighting. up.

An Ning would not let Lana become the brigade commander at this time, but he had to lead the teaching group to experience more battles.

Then An Ning really has no officers.

An Ning now has two divisions under his name, because each division is overstaffed due to the lack of officers.

The first division was led by Davout, and the second division An Ning originally wanted to give it to Napoleon, but he was not willing to part with such a fierce artillery officer as Napoleon.

If Napoleon was sent to lead the troops, the artillery column directly under the command could only be commanded by An Ning himself.

In the end, the second division was handed over to a warrant officer brought by Berthier. According to Berthier, this guy named Lahalp is a leading talent.

An Ning vaguely remembered that there was also a general named Lahalpe in Napoleon Wars, but he was not familiar with this person, so he didn't know if it was the same one.

As for military ranks, it is only 1792 now, four years before the beginning of Napoleon Wars. Forced by the situation, Fage has no ceiling for promotion of officers, and he pays attention to only those who are capable, so the generals are promoted quickly.

All in all, An Ning followed Berthier's suggestion and handed over the second division to Lahalp who didn't know if it was the man in history.

Since he was recommended by Berthier, it shouldn't be too bad.

As for the 1 people recruited now, in theory, a new division should be formed. An Ning originally planned to find Massena and give him a promotion, but now that he can't be found anywhere, An Ning has to start thinking about candidates for a new division commander. .

If it doesn't work, it can only be handed over to Napoleon.

Napoleon must have no problem commanding a division, and maybe he will feel his destiny in a certain battle and bring history back on the right track.

An Ning would definitely perform a bad swing at that time, and the thighs holding Napoleon would not be loose.But in the current situation, it is probably impossible.

Hey, I haven't been doing badly for more than a year. Besides being busy, I am still busy. I am not as carefree as before. When will I be able to relax.

Just as An Ning was thinking, the orderly came: "Report!"

An Ning: "Come in! Did La Salle find Massena?"

The messenger hesitated for a moment: "Uh, no. Your Excellency, General, it is the report from Commander Dawu. The Argento division in front of him seems to be going down the mountain this morning. General Dawu...Captain, prepare to form an formation to meet him."

The messenger may have been a messenger in the army before, and he usually helped the general deliver orders and news. He almost made a mistake and forced to change his words halfway.

An Ning: "Next time I go to Paris, I will definitely promote my officers."

Berthier: "Just to promote officers?"

An Ning: "Yes, otherwise, what else can I do?"

Berthier shrugged: "If you don't say it, I won't dare to say it."

An Ning: "Okay, let's pay attention to the battle situation. Davu has already caught fire, where is his position?"

The messenger immediately pointed to a point on the map: "Here! Mount Nikino!"

Berthier immediately placed a mark on it, and then placed the mark representing the Argento division next to the mark representing the battlefield, opposite the mark of Davout's division.

An Ning: "Davout has 1 people, which should be enough to deal with the Argento division."

Berthier: "According to the intelligence from the reconnaissance, Mount Nikino can't deploy more troops, about one division."

An Ning pointed to another road leading to the mountain: "Where does this road lead to? Can you go around behind Master Argento?"

"Yes, go up the mountain from here, reach Altare and turn north, and follow the river valley to reach Montenotte behind Argento's division. In addition, from here to the west, you can reach Carcare, a strong stronghold in Austria."

An Ning stroked her chin and looked at the map.

At this time, he had completely remembered that this neighborhood was the place where Napoleon fought his first battle after entering Italy in the biography of Napoleon.

At that time, Napoleon defeated the coalition forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia with a group of troops lacking supplies and demoralized by the Italian Legion.

Although the Kingdom of Sardinia is not currently participating in the war, it is entirely feasible to copy the first stage of the campaign, after all, the terrain is the same.

An Ning: "I am ordering now that Laharp will immediately lead people to climb the mountain from the side road and advance as fast as possible to try to reach Montenotte before nightfall tonight. Order Davout to keep fighting with the enemy and put The enemy is firmly attracted to the front!"

While An Ning was talking, Berthier was writing the order in a hurry, and after writing an order, he shouted "To Lahalp" and handed the order to the orderly who came up.

The first orderly ran away, and Berthier bowed his head to write the second order, while another orderly took the place of the one just now, waiting for the new order to be written.

"To Davout!" Berthier finally stopped writing and shouted, and the orderly came up without saying a word, took the order and left.

After issuing two orders, Berthier continued to issue a few more orders, all of which were to adjust logistics and local defenses, and clearly arranged the defense around the headquarters after the Laharp Division left.

An Ning watched with satisfaction as Berthier transformed his strategic intentions into practical orders.

He suddenly thought of the scene of 101 giving orders at the train station in the movie Armageddon.

Is this what it's like to have a competent chief of staff?It's amazing.

At this time, Berthier raised his head: "Did the artillery force let them go to help the Davout division?"

An Ning: "Okay, let Napoleon go to climb the mountain too. If it goes well, he can be useful in the attack on Montenotte tonight."

Berthier immediately began writing orders.

An Ning raised her eyebrows, thinking that Berthier would be a man. He knew that although Napoleon was only a captain, he was my confidant. He didn't give orders directly, but consulted me before speaking.

At this time, the voice of the entire army came from outside the headquarters, and it should be that Lahalp was about to set off.

At this moment, another messenger ran in: "Report! A report from Varadze. The enemy Vuksevich Division is attacking Varadze and is engaged in fierce fighting."

Berthier frowned, and immediately turned his head to An Ning and said, "Varazer only has one brigade, and it was the original Italian Legion's troops. Just now, all noble officers have been recruited. Will they be defeated directly?"

An Ning: "There is a possibility."

Berthier: "Should I send the troops of the original Italian Legion to support Varazze? The officers will choose from the afterglow knights..."

An Ning: "No, the original Italian Legion is still in chaos. It is useless to drag them into the battlefield rashly. Let Lana and his teaching group be responsible for organizing the soldiers to form a committee and electing their trusted sergeants to lead them.

"They won't be able to use it until the adaptation is done."

"That Varazze?"

An Ning thought for a while: "Order the Sunset Knights and the Women's Cavalry to assemble, and I will take these troops there."

Berthier: "The enemy has at least one division, 8000 to [-] people, only leading the sunset knights and ladies, maybe not enough? The terrain by the sea is not suitable for cavalry charges."

An Ning: "If it's not enough, I'll deploy an array in place to delay the enemy, and you will personally lead the reorganized troops to rush to the rescue."

He paused, then shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the report from Davout is just preparing for a battle, and Varazze's report has already started, which means that the enemy may surprise attack in the morning after marching all night, and the enemy may not have cannons. Our troops stationed in Varazze have cannons."

Berthier was still worried: "The enemy defeated Varazze's army, what should we do if we seize the cannon?"

An Ning was about to answer when suddenly someone shouted outside: "I'm back!"

"It's La Salle. He should have been in Varazze last night. Go to him and ask about the situation." An Ning said happily.

At this time La Salle came in with a pipe: "Your Excellency, we defeated the enemy's surprise attack! Also, let me tell you, I found the Masséna you asked me to find! He is a fierce man, very fierce ! Without him this morning, I might have to run back in a mess!"

"What?" An Ning was shocked, "Masena found it? Where is he?"